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Aim: The aim of the current study is to assess the effects of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) severity on visual motor integration in children. Material and Methods: Totally 104 children (44 girls, 60 boys) between 2 and 6 chronological age were included in the study. The children’s mean gestational age was 28.75±2.67 and birth weight was 1252.92±411.33. The Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration with supplemental tests of Visual Perception and Motor Coordination were used for the assessment of children. Results: The incidences of retinopathy of prematurity severity were 23.1% Stage 1+, 24% Stage 2+ and 52.9% Stage 3+ in the study. The incidence of abnormal visual motor integration was 51% of the study population. The incidence of abnormal visual perception and motor coordination were 37.5% and 51.9%, respectively. Referring to the Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration results, there was statistically significant correlation between the level of all visual motor integration, visual perception, and motor subtest results (p=0.00). There were not statistically significant correlation between retinopathy of prematurity severity and results of visual motor integration and visual perception tests (p>0.05). There was a significant correlation between retinopathy of prematurity severity and motor coordination test results (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study shows that as the retinopathy of prematurity severity increases, motor coordination skills are negatively affected in preterm born children at pre-school ages.

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